MAYFLOWER 400 HISTORY TOUR
Festival dates: 18-25 September
Key project contact-John Whelan whelanjohnwalworth@gmail.com 07747 649 671
About the Mayflower and Crossway:
When the Mayflower set sail in 1620 it is no exaggeration to say that its voyage changed the course of history and it would ultimately lead to the establishment of the United States of America. The event of the Mayflower ship is not only a moment in world history, it is also our story. It is the story of Crossway and its links to the first Pilgrim Church here in Southwark.
We are working in partnership with People’s Company, based at Southwark Playhouse, in developing a whole week of activity around the anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 from Southwark to America. The festival content is either virtual or socially distanced activity.
The People's Company project is being developed in partnership with Crossway United Reformed Church, United St Saviour's charity and the Mayflower 400 celebrations. Over the week of the 18-25 September a variety of community events will highlight the unique historical relationship between Crossway, the early Pilgrim Church and the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620. It will see a whole week of free activity including:
EXHIBITION- An online journey through the history of Crossway, the Pilgrim Church and its links to the Mayflower 400 Story (Free, visit online: www.crosswaychurch.org.uk)
TALKS (Online and socially distanced-Subject to timings being less or more than advertised):
Or use Meeting ID: 844 1076 1530 Passcode: 843607
Also, at: https://crosswaymayflower400.eventbrite.co.uk/
Or use Meeting ID: 835 5709 3896 and Passcode: 247428
See link for new book available on Amazon:
‘THE MAYFLOWER: Myths, Truths and Legacies’-by RIta Cruise O´Brien
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=rita+cruise+o+brien&crid=Y04WX8KC7YX1&sprefix=rita+cruise%2Caps%2C267&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_11
19 Sep 2.00 – 4.00 p.m. VIRTUAL ANIMATED COACH TOUR:
FREE ZOOM Virtually Animated Mayflower 400 History Tour. The Mayflower's voyage to America in 1620 animated by actors from People's Company.
To join FREE ZOOM use Meeting ID: Meeting ID: 821 0040 9842 and Passcode: 914370
Or click on link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82100409842?pwd=cDVudDFYcThDNUNCa3pPK0pKbDJmZz09
22 Sep 4.30 – 6.00 p.m. SHARED STORIES AND FOOD EVENT (With Migrateful*)
FREE SOCIALLY DISTANCED-Sharing stories event of people’s journey to our community to celebrate our diversity and make parallels to the migrants who migrated to America for a better life on the Mayflower in 1640!
The event will be ticketed and FREE from EVENTBRITE: https://rb.gy/x4t9cu. Also, at: https://crosswaymayflower400.eventbrite.co.uk/
* This is with Migrateful. All participants will also be given a packed thanksgiving meal to take away.
Further information:
Crossway is the only church in Southwark that links back to the story of the non-conformists or separatists that journeyed from Leyden in Holland on the Mayflower to New Plymouth in 1620. As part of the exhibition we will highlight the story of the ‘Pilgrim Church’ which was incorporated into Crossway in 1972. It will highlight how the Pilgrim church was destroyed during the blitz in 1940, only to rise from the ashes in 1956 with help and support from the descendants of the Mayflower in America. It will also highlight a message of 10 October 1956 from the then president of America, Dwight D. Eisenhower:
“Please give my greetings to the members and friends of The Pilgrim Fathers’ Memorial Church in London.
As co-heirs of a great tradition, this congregation has a secure place in the hearts of all who cherish the spirit of religious liberty. Long ago, when the Mayflower carried early pilgrims from your church to our shore, they helped to establish one of the strongest bonds which unite, the peoples of our two Nations”
All our activity is free during the week-long festival, and Crossway is looking forward to opening its doors for all in the community both virtually and socially distanced at this difficult time. John Whelan, the artistic director of People's Company said of the project, “the story of Crossway and the links with the first Pilgrim Church and the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620, is an amazing part of our local history that needs telling! This project will animate the story in so many interesting ways and it is great that we get to tell the story of Crossway and its links with this journey through this weeklong festival”
If you require any further information, please contact John Whelan on: whelanjohnwalworth@gmail.com or call 07747 649671
Key project contact-John Whelan whelanjohnwalworth@gmail.com 07747 649 671
About the Mayflower and Crossway:
When the Mayflower set sail in 1620 it is no exaggeration to say that its voyage changed the course of history and it would ultimately lead to the establishment of the United States of America. The event of the Mayflower ship is not only a moment in world history, it is also our story. It is the story of Crossway and its links to the first Pilgrim Church here in Southwark.
We are working in partnership with People’s Company, based at Southwark Playhouse, in developing a whole week of activity around the anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 from Southwark to America. The festival content is either virtual or socially distanced activity.
The People's Company project is being developed in partnership with Crossway United Reformed Church, United St Saviour's charity and the Mayflower 400 celebrations. Over the week of the 18-25 September a variety of community events will highlight the unique historical relationship between Crossway, the early Pilgrim Church and the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620. It will see a whole week of free activity including:
EXHIBITION- An online journey through the history of Crossway, the Pilgrim Church and its links to the Mayflower 400 Story (Free, visit online: www.crosswaychurch.org.uk)
TALKS (Online and socially distanced-Subject to timings being less or more than advertised):
- 21 Sep 7.00 – 8.30 p.m. Online Zoom Talk 1: Dr Reverend Robert Pope- "Making haste from Babylon": The Pilgrims and the search for Beulah land '
Or use Meeting ID: 844 1076 1530 Passcode: 843607
- 22 Sep 3.00 – 4.30 p.m. Socially distanced @Crossway Church Talk 2-Dr Reverend Peter Stevenson "Mayflower 400-Southwark and Stamford a shared American history!"
Also, at: https://crosswaymayflower400.eventbrite.co.uk/
- 23 Sep 7.00 – 8.00 p.m. Online Zoom Talk 3-Rita Cruise O'Brien-"The Story of the Mayflower"
Or use Meeting ID: 835 5709 3896 and Passcode: 247428
See link for new book available on Amazon:
‘THE MAYFLOWER: Myths, Truths and Legacies’-by RIta Cruise O´Brien
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=rita+cruise+o+brien&crid=Y04WX8KC7YX1&sprefix=rita+cruise%2Caps%2C267&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_11
19 Sep 2.00 – 4.00 p.m. VIRTUAL ANIMATED COACH TOUR:
FREE ZOOM Virtually Animated Mayflower 400 History Tour. The Mayflower's voyage to America in 1620 animated by actors from People's Company.
To join FREE ZOOM use Meeting ID: Meeting ID: 821 0040 9842 and Passcode: 914370
Or click on link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82100409842?pwd=cDVudDFYcThDNUNCa3pPK0pKbDJmZz09
22 Sep 4.30 – 6.00 p.m. SHARED STORIES AND FOOD EVENT (With Migrateful*)
FREE SOCIALLY DISTANCED-Sharing stories event of people’s journey to our community to celebrate our diversity and make parallels to the migrants who migrated to America for a better life on the Mayflower in 1640!
The event will be ticketed and FREE from EVENTBRITE: https://rb.gy/x4t9cu. Also, at: https://crosswaymayflower400.eventbrite.co.uk/
* This is with Migrateful. All participants will also be given a packed thanksgiving meal to take away.
Further information:
Crossway is the only church in Southwark that links back to the story of the non-conformists or separatists that journeyed from Leyden in Holland on the Mayflower to New Plymouth in 1620. As part of the exhibition we will highlight the story of the ‘Pilgrim Church’ which was incorporated into Crossway in 1972. It will highlight how the Pilgrim church was destroyed during the blitz in 1940, only to rise from the ashes in 1956 with help and support from the descendants of the Mayflower in America. It will also highlight a message of 10 October 1956 from the then president of America, Dwight D. Eisenhower:
“Please give my greetings to the members and friends of The Pilgrim Fathers’ Memorial Church in London.
As co-heirs of a great tradition, this congregation has a secure place in the hearts of all who cherish the spirit of religious liberty. Long ago, when the Mayflower carried early pilgrims from your church to our shore, they helped to establish one of the strongest bonds which unite, the peoples of our two Nations”
All our activity is free during the week-long festival, and Crossway is looking forward to opening its doors for all in the community both virtually and socially distanced at this difficult time. John Whelan, the artistic director of People's Company said of the project, “the story of Crossway and the links with the first Pilgrim Church and the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620, is an amazing part of our local history that needs telling! This project will animate the story in so many interesting ways and it is great that we get to tell the story of Crossway and its links with this journey through this weeklong festival”
If you require any further information, please contact John Whelan on: whelanjohnwalworth@gmail.com or call 07747 649671
